George VI
noun
1.
1895–1952, king of England 1936–1952 (second son of George V; brother of Edward VIII).
noun
1.
1895–1952, king of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (1936–52) and emperor of India (1936–47). The second son of George V, he succeeded to the throne after the abdication of his brother, Edward VIII
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